GREENSBORO, N.C. (Aug. 2) – The California University of Pennsylvania baseball team recently received the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award.

To be eligible for the award, teams must hold a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale for the 2020-21 academic year. The honor is available to all NCAA, NAIA, junior college and high school baseball programs. The ABCA recognized over 580 programs from across the country this summer, including more than 380 collegiate programs.

The Vulcans were one of only three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) teams recognized by the ABCA this season. Baseball boasts the highest cumulative GPA at 3.340 of the eight male sports sponsored at Cal U.